Artwork Details
19-1/8 x 25-3/8 in.
Accession NumberJames E. Roberts Fund and Gift of Dr. and Mrs. George Henry Alexander Clowes
CopyrightEuropean Painting and Sculpture Before 1800
Color PaletteAntonini collection, Paris, France.{1} Private collection, Paris.{2} (Newhouse Galleries, New York, New York);{3} purchased for the Art Association of Indianapolis, John Herron Art Institute, now the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, in 1954 (55.8). {1} Possibly Annibale Antonini [1702-1753]. {2} According to Newhouse Galleries dossier in IMA historical file (55.8). {3} Newhouse Galleries label, No. 15209.
The belief that all matter consists of four elements (fire, earth, air, water) is of classical origin. In the 17th century it was not uncommon to symbolize the elements by making reference to the natural world. In this painting, fire is symbolized by the brazier, earth by the flowers and fruit, air by the birds in the window, and water by the plate of oysters.
Exhibition Name
Venue
Dates
Age of Louis XIII
Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida
January 5, 1970 - February 8, 1970
Age of Louis XIII
The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens
October 28, 1969 - December 7, 1969
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